Live Blogs - Amazon Press Event 06 Sep 12

[Prestidigitweeze]

$50 a year for 250 MB a month would be a feasible deal if the data accrued per month with lack of use, but you know they'd never do that.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by ScotiaBurrell

To get $50 a year LTE.

Thats the only reason to buy it.

250MB is an insult. I could burn through that in a day.

[tomsem]

Still waiting for amazon.com to put up new kindle pages...

[ersott]

When will be kindle paperwhite for pre order?

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by GreenMonkey

They always charge more for tablets with built-in 3G/4G.

Honestly I'm even considering the Kindle Fire 4G later this year with the awesome $50/yr data plan.

$399 would've been more reasonable.

Does anyone honestly believe a 4G radio and 16GB of additional storage is worth an extra $200?

[Crowl]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

250MB is an insult. I could burn through that in a day.

At LTE speeds you could readily burn through it in minutes, but that clearly isn't the point of it, which seems aimed at the casual on the go use so people are not disconnected entirely away from wifi.

[Ubermensch]

Originally Posted by ersott

When will be kindle paperwhite for pre order?

I think they said October 1st. It's a definitive buy for me.

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

It's being honest. Sony didn't do enough to upgrade the T1.

Sony *downgraded* the T1 to match the Nook STR, presumably to catch entry-level readers.
Kobo and Amazon ugraded their readers to catch customers upgrading from older (Sony?) readers. And then Amazon dropped the K4 to $69 to catch the newcomers anyway. With Kobo running at $80 for the cute 5" and $99 for the 6", Sony has to cut T2 prices fast.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by tomsem

Still waiting for amazon.com to put up new kindle pages...

I am surprised Amazon doesn't have the new devices up on their front page. Apple does it right away so it's up after the announcement(s).

[tubemonkey]

Fire HD - physical volume buttons???

[JoHunt]

Originally Posted by Ubermensch

I think they said October 1st. It's a definitive buy for me.

I understood that pre-order is available now, with shipping on October 1.

Come on Amazon - update the Kindle pages already I wanna buy something!

[nobylspoon]

Originally Posted by Ubermensch

I think they said October 1st. It's a definitive buy for me.

That is when it ships. The slide said "Pre-Order Today" so hopefully they get the page updated soon.

[Crowl]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

$399 would've been more reasonable.

Does anyone honestly believe a 4G radio and 16GB of additional storage is worth an extra $200?

That is still $30 less than the same increase costs people on an ipad, so some will think it worth it, but like anything it comes down to what do people consider worth it to them.

I'm quite interested in the normal 8.9" model, it would be better for pdfs, magazines etc than my 7" tab while being more comfortable due to being lighter than my ipad.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by fjtorres

Sony *downgraded* the T1 to match the Nook STR, presumably to catch entry-level readers.
Kobo and Amazon ugraded their readers to catch customers upgrading from older (Sony?) readers. And then Amazon dropped the K4 to $69 to catch the newcomers anyway. With Kobo running at $80 for the cute 5" and $99 for the 6", Sony has to cut T2 prices fast.

The T2 should have had a front light and 1024x768 screen. Sony blew it big time especially with the lead time they had.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Crowl

At LTE speeds you could readily burn through it in minutes, but that clearly isn't the point of it, which seems aimed at the casual on the go use so people are not disconnected entirely away from wifi.

I know; still...

If I get that desperate for wifi, I just pop into a McDonald's or Starbucks.